Capital Adequacy Return - New Filing Requirements · Institutions COLUMBIA September 2,2015 File No.: 71000-10 Ref. No.: 1001 To: All CEOs/CFOs/General Managers of British Columbia

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COLUMBIA

September 2,2015File No.: 71000-10

Ref. No.: 1001

To: All CEOs/CFOs/General Managers of British Columbia Authorized Credit Unions

Re: Capital Adequacy Return - New Filing Requirements

In 2013, the Financial Institutions Commission (FICOM) conducted a review of the Capital

Adequacy Return (CAR). As a result of the review, FICOM proposed to implement changes to

CAR and invited the BC Credit Unions to submit their comments. In June 2014, FICOM sent a

letter to the BC Credit Unions indicating that we will be implementing audit requirement for

CAR effective 2016 year-end.

FICOM is now issuing an updated version of its CAR and Completion Guide. Effective for the

2016 fiscal year, FICOM will require credit unions to obtain and file an annual audit report of its

CAR.

FICOM will post the Completion Guide and CAR on the web site and encourages credit unions

to share these documents with its external auditors for planning purposes.

Financial institutions are expected to be aware of its regulatory requirements, including its

statutory filings deadlines and requirements, and to comply with them. The CAR is subject to

FICOM'sNon-Compliant Filings Administrative Penalty Guideline.

If you have any questions regarding the guideline, please contact Tiffany Mak, Senior Analyst,

Information Management, at Tiffany.Mak@ficombc.ca.

Yours truly,

^J^SDFrank Chong

Deputy Superintendent, Regulation

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• Superintendent of Financial Institutions 2800-555 West Hastings

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